How to Install and Uninstall kicad Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 09,2024

You can also install and uninstall the kicad on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "kicad" package

This guide let you learn how to install kicad on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kicad" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall kicad on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kicad package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: kicad
Version: 6.0.11+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 196806
Maintainer: Debian Electronics Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libngspice0, python3-wxgtk4.0 (>= 4.2.0+dfsg-1~), python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.35), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.4), libgl1, libglew2.2 (>= 2.2.0-4+b1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.49.3), libglu1-mesa | libglu1, libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libocct-data-exchange-7.6 (>= 7.6.3+dfsg1), libocct-foundation-7.6 (>= 7.6.3+dfsg1), libocct-modeling-algorithms-7.6 (>= 7.6.3+dfsg1), libocct-modeling-data-7.6 (>= 7.6.3+dfsg1), libocct-ocaf-7.6 (>= 7.6.3+dfsg1), libpixman-1-0 (>= 0.15.14), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.0), libstdc++6 (>= 12), libwxbase3.2-1 (>= 3.2.1+dfsg), libwxgtk-gl3.2-1 (>= 3.2.1+dfsg), libwxgtk3.2-1 (>= 3.2.1+dfsg-2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: kicad-libraries (>= 6.0.0~), kicad-demos (>= 6.0.0~), xsltproc
Suggests: extra-xdg-menus, kicad-doc-ca | kicad-doc-de | kicad-doc-en | kicad-doc-es | kicad-doc-fr | kicad-doc-id | kicad-doc-it | kicad-doc-ja | kicad-doc-pl | kicad-doc-ru | kicad-doc-zh, kicad-packages3d
Breaks: kicad-footprints (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-libraries (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-packages3d (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-symbols (<< 6.0.0~), kicad-templates (<< 6.0.0~)
Description: Electronic schematic and PCB design software
Description-md5: 21f7e01a3ffe97be9bbafb9e920e7e78
Homepage: https://www.kicad.org
Tag: field::electronics, implemented-in::c++, interface::graphical,
interface::x11, role::program, science::modelling,
uitoolkit::wxwidgets, use::editing, use::learning, x11::application
Section: electronics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/k/kicad/kicad_6.0.11+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 44550540
MD5sum: 8e45ea548c134cd7091067eb0a512568
SHA256: 75612766946006cddc8fa3d7f6b35fe6146147535bf072f4539e2a41526f3231